Hull of the Dutch Ship Eendracht; from the Starboard Quarter
Drawing
c. 1665 (made)
c. 1665 (made)
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On the tafferel, the lion of the United Provinces rampant guardant within a circular fence. Two bunches of grapes hanging above the fence.
Object details
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| Title | Hull of the Dutch Ship <i>Eendracht</i>; from the Starboard Quarter (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Offset from graphite, retouched with graphite. |
| Brief description | Drawing 'Hull of the Dutch Ship Eendracht; from the Starboard Quarter', by Willem van de Velde [the elder], Flemish School, c. 1665 |
| Physical description | On the tafferel, the lion of the United Provinces rampant guardant within a circular fence. Two bunches of grapes hanging above the fence. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed in graphite: on the stern, in reverse, Anno 1654 / T.RAD; below, also in reverse, EENDRACHT; and at lower left corner, … elden over dese boug; and at lower right, in another hand, in brown ink (with the museum’s inv. no.), 4676. |
| Object history | Gérard Leembruggen Jzn (1801–65), Hillegom, his sale, Amsterdam, Roos, Engelberts …, 5–8 March 1866, lot 686 (?): ‘willem van de velde. Vaisseaux de guerre de différentes dimensions, des chaloupes et autres navires. 61 dessins’ (to ‘Lamme’ reputedly on behalf of Locker-Lampson for 630 fl. [the equivalent of £57. 4s. 0d.]); Frederick Locker-Lampson (1821–95), London; from whom purchased (as part of a group of 61 drawings [inv. nos. 4651–4710 and 4696A] by the elder and younger Willem van de Velde) by the museum (L. 1958), 10 May 1866 for £57. 4s. 0d. |
| Bibliographic reference | Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2014, vol. I, Cat. 232, illus. p.262. |
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| Accession number | 4676 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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